Decree of the Ministry of Trade and Industry concerning added substances in foodstuffs (No. 636 of 1992). Country/Territory Finland Document type Regulation Date 1992 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Finlands Författningssamling, No. 636 of 1992, pp. 1811-1842. Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Food quality control/food safety Food additives Packaging/labelling Standards Geographical area Arctic, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Entry into force notes This Decree enters into force on 1 September 1992. Abstract This Decree is made pursuant to sections 4 and 9 of Regulation 522/92 and section 5 of Regulation 521/92 which provide for the delegation of regulation making powers to the Ministry of Trade and Industry with respect to limitations which may be placed on the use of additives respectively aromas and its ingredients. Section 5 concerns the use of additives in food imitations. The Attachment specifies various quality criteria with which additives must comply and provide additives with a number code. Section 11 contains the so-called 'one-hundred percent rule' which places a limit on the combined use of preservation and anti-oxidation substances. Full text Swedish References - Legislation Implements Regulations relative to aromas and its ingredients (No. 522 of 1992). Legislation | Finland | 1992 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Food additives, Condiments/herbs/spices, Packaging/labelling Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulations concerning added substances in Foodstuffs (No. 521 of 1992). Legislation | Finland | 1992 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Food additives, Packaging/labelling Source: FAO, FAOLEX